Newbie seeking knowledge/experience

[ken]

Hello,

I am a novice woodworker living in Raleigh. I am currently unemployed and I try to do a little bit of woodworking between looking for a job and watching the kids. So far I have completed a few small projects. This small bench is about the most complicated joinery I have done:

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My next project is to build a few simple boxes.

I look forward to learning from all of you and contributing where I can.

thanks,

Ken Vincent

 

[froglips]

Welcome to the site! Thats some mighty fine looking joinery.

We have a few very talented and helpful box makers hanging around here.

Glad to have you on board.

Jim

 

[sapwood]

Welcome to NCWWer, Ken!
And the bench joinery is great :icon_thum
Hand cut dovetails or power tools????

Roger

 

[Joe Scharle]

Welcome...Looks very good!

 

[ken]

Welcome to NCWWer, Ken!
And the bench joinery is great :icon_thum
Hand cut dovetails or power tools????

Thanks Roger, I hand planed the boards flat, I thicknessed it on a power planer and cut all the joinery by hand. It took me a while to cut the joinery, but it was pretty satisfying.


Ken

 

[ScottM]

Welcome to the sawdust pile. Newbie...hahaha. A lot of accomplish WW could not cut a dovetail. Nice job on that bench. :icon_thum

 

[Canuck]

Nice work on the bench, Ken!

Those are fine looking dovetails there!:icon_thum:icon_thum:icon_thum Can't wait to see some of the boxes you do.

Thanks for sharing your work with us.

Wayne

 

[DaveO]

Welcome Ken, I am glad you could join us. With hand cut DT like that, and half-blind to boot (the DTs not you) you shouldn't consider yourself a Newbie. Add one more side, a lid and a bottom and you have a box.
I look forward to your input in the forums and hopefully seeing some more pictures of your fine work.
See you around!!!

Dave

 

[LeftyTom]

Welcome, Ken.

Dovetails and tenon joinery, and you refer to yourself as a novice! Ya killin' me! :saw:

 

[TracyP]

Newbie??? Welcome to NCWW

 

[Partman]

Welcome to the site. Glad to have you join. :icon_thum

Danny

 

[McRabbet]

Welcome to the sawdust pile, Ken -- Glad that you found us and we look forward to seeing more of your excellent work. Hope you can find that elusive job opportunity.

 

[skeeter]

Hello Ken and welcome to the site.

 

[jamie]

Welcome!

that is a darned fine looking bench.